Chicken hover



Patented Sept. 2, 1924.

UNITED STATES CHARLES WATTS CAROL, OF GLOBE, ARIZONA.

CHICKEN HOVER.

Application filed June 4, 1923.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that CHARLES VVATTs CAROL, citizen of the United States of America, residing at Globe, in the county of Gila and State of Arizona. has invented certain new and useful Improvements in Chicken tiovers. of which the -following 1s a specification.

This invention relates to a chicken hover and it has for its object to provide a simple and inexpensive device of this character con- :;truC;e .l in such manner that the chicks may he maintained in a sutiiciently warm and protected condition without the use of artiti 15 eial heat, while at the same time the necessary limited ventilation may be supplied to the compartment in which they are located.

Further obiects and advantages of the invention will be set. forth in the detailed description which follows.

In the a aoinpanying drawing:

i is a side elevation of a chicken hover 'uctd in accordance with the invention;

2 is a longitudinal sectional view .tt ough; and

3 is a transverse sectional view thereh numerals designate corresponding all ot' the figures ot the drawing. wring to the drawing 5 designates an outer box. which is preferably of rectangular 'tornnitimi and ti designates an inner box uitabtv spaced from the outer box to pro vide a dead air space? therearound. To com- -ely separate this air space 7 from that part ot the outer box which lies above the top of the inner box tilling strips 8 are e1ndoorway 9 is formed through an a ot the box and is preferably pro ded with a door 10 and a run-way 11 leadin; to suit doorway through which the chicks may enter the compartment 12 formed within the inner box. The strips 8 along the sides oi the box support slats 13 and these stats. in turn, support a sheet. of loose cotton it. which is preferably quite thick and' through which the body gases and breath of the chicks in the compartment 12 slowly entry oi fresh air.

Serial No. 643,374;

filter and find their way to the outside air through ventilating holes 15 bored in the side of the b0 above the line of said cotton. This cotton is raw cotton and may be in the form of cotton batting, in sheets, or it may be in loose formation. The outer box is provided with a lid it; and ii conten'iplate covering the out-side of the inner box with one or more sheets of paper, indicated at 17. to further insulate the inner be against cold and to prevent sudden changes oi temperature.

The door it) is norn'ially left open tor the However, this door is employed, when desired, to prevent the as cape of the chicks t'rom the hover in moving he hover from place to place.

It to be understood that the invention is not limited to the precise construction set forth but that it includes within its pun View whatever changes fairly come within either the terms or the spirit oi the appended claim.

Having described my invention, what I claim is:

A. hover ot' the character described coin-- prising an inner bOX and an outer box. a fllling strip therebetween adjacent the upper end of the inner box and below the top of the outer box whereby a dead air space is formed between the inner and outer boxes below said strip, a doorway leading from the out side to the interior of the inner box. a covering of loose cotton constituting the top of the inner box and iiermitting a gradual seepage of air therethrough throughout its area and a cover for the outer box. there being a plurality of spaced openings formed in the sidewalls ot' the outer box above the level of said inner box and in the transverse plane thereof, whereby ventilation is equalized at all points in the length o'l. the hover.

In testimony whereof It afiit; my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES WATTS CAROL. lVitnesses EDWARD H. GILILLAND, Geo. W. Enwanns. 

